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Browns Ferry 3 - Plant Information & Status

Technical specifications, contact data, ratings, and licensing history for the Browns Ferry facility.

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Current Reactor Status

Report Date: April 3, 2026

Lifecycle: Commissioned | Reactor: ONLINE

Source: NRC Power Reactor Status Reports

Recent Power History

Capacity Factor (365-Day)

100%

Current

88%

365-Day Avg

#60

of 94 plants

Min: 0% Max: 100% 48 days <80%

Ratings

Browns Ferry

Above Average: 20 (33%)
Average: 15 (25%)
Below Average: 24 (40%)

Total Members Voted: 25

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Facility Statistics

Lifecycle & Tenure

Operating Age: 49.1 Yrs

Build Time: 8.6 Yrs

Lic. Remaining: 30.2 Yrs

Production & Power

Lifetime CF: 90.3%

Efficiency: 31.9%

Generated: 271.6 TWh

Reliability & Outages

Record Run: 730 Days

Refuelings: 14

Scram History 11 events since 2011

11

Total

9

Automatic

2

Manual

9.1

Avg Recovery (days)

Recent Events

2025-02-07	Auto	EN Revision Imported Date: 2/14/2025 EN Revision Text: NOTIF...
2019-03-08	Auto	AUTOMATIC SCRAM RESULTING IN RPS AND ECCS ACTUATION "At 2259...
2018-01-09	Auto	AUTOMATIC REACTOR SCRAM DUE TO TURBINE CONTROL VALVE FAST CL...
2014-05-05	Auto	AUTOMATIC REACTOR SCRAM DUE TO LOW REACTOR WATER LEVEL DURIN...
2014-03-17	Manual	REACTOR SCRAM DUE TO FAILURE TO CONTROL MAIN TURBINE MOISTUR...
2013-02-24	Auto	AUTOMATIC SCRAM DUE TO A TURBINE TRIP FROM A LOSS OF CONDENS...
2012-05-28	Auto	AUTOMATIC REACTOR SCRAM DUE TO MAIN GENERATOR LOAD REJECT SI...
2012-05-23	Manual	REACTOR SCRAM DURING STARTUP "At 0639 CDT on 5/24/2012. Unit...

+3 more events

Full Scram Dashboard

Ownership & Construction

Owner/Operator: Tennessee Valley Authority

Architect Engineer: TVA

Constructor: TVA

Technical Specs

Reactor Type: BWR

Containment: BWR-MARK 1

NSS Supplier: GE

Thermal Power: 3952 MWt

Net Capacity: 1260 MWe

Efficiency: 31.9%

Status: Operating

Licensing

Docket #: 05000296

License #: DPR-68

License Type: OL-FP

Const. Permit: 1968-07-31

Operating Lic: 1976-07-02

Commercial Op: 1977-03-01

License Renewed: 2006-05-04

License Exp: 2056-07-02

Facility Map

34.7058, -87.1202

Location & Contact

Address:

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Road
Athens, Al 35611, USA

Phone: (265) 729-2000

Website: http://www.tva.gov/

Per Diem Data

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